Friday, March 5, 2010

Sea Shells

Last week in Art Class we painted seashells. We put frisket over the shells to preserve the white. We then painted the background and added some salt, when the background was still wet. Once it was dry, we removed the salt and then dipped a toothbrush in paint and splattered the background. This was all done to create the effect of sand. After the paint splatters were dry, we removed the frisket and then painted the shells.

About Me

I have had an interest in Art since I was a little girl. Off and on throughout my life, I have taken an Art Class but was always too busy to pursue it for more than a few months at a time. For the past two years I have been taking weekly Art Classes from artist Maria K. Leysens. I have learned a lot from Maria. My favorite medium is watercolor, although I have done some paintings in acrylic and oil pastels. With this blog, I hope to document what I learn and how I grow as an artist.